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121. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2006 - typical presentation of HIT involves a hospitalized patient who develops thrombocytopenia within 5–10 days … patients with HIT who present without thrombosis, the risk of thrombosis persists for at least 30 days … Over the next few days, however, she developed ischemia in her right hand, which eventually became cold … When measured by ELISA, the median duration of HIT antibody positivity is 85 days.(1) This observation … (2 points) or past 30–100 days (1 point).

122. Treatment Challenges After Discharge | PSNet
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     January 03, 2017 - care after discharge, a full 20% of all Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days … Case & Commentary: Part 2 Eleven days later, the patient's family brought him back to the ED after … These test results had become available 2 days after the patient's discharge but had not been reviewed … His second hospitalization lasted 7 days. With the correct antibiotic, he made a full recovery. … Medicare and Medicaid Services limits its reimbursements to hospitals for patients readmitted within 30 days

123. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2023 - One study estimated stays increased an additional 12 in-patient days after a patient fall.10 Description … in falls compared with before implementation of the program (2.92 vs. 2.49 falls per 1,000 patient days … and an adjusted 34% reduction in injurious falls (0.73 vs. 0.48 injurious falls per 1,000 patient days … the program cost $0.88 per patient to implement and resulted in savings of $8,500 per 1000 patient-days … in two minutes a day of nurses’ time resulted in savings of $3,715 in direct costs per 1000 patient-days

124. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2023 - He was treated with antibiotics and bowel rest and discharged three days later with a plan to follow … Four days before the scheduled surgical appointment, the patient presented to the Emergency Department … He was not admitted but was told to keep his surgical appointment 4 days later. … after one week of intravenous antibiotics and drainage, with instructions to return to the hospital 5 days … The patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) four days before his surgical appointment, which

125. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2023 - patient had no “chief complaint,” but admitted on “review of systems” to constipation for several days … safe and that follow-up with her well-regarded primary care physician would be arranged within 1-4 days … Three days later, the patient was admitted to a second hospital with perforated bowel and sepsis. … Despite aggressive surgical and postoperative care, she expired from sepsis ten days later. … It is unclear when her perforation occurred but given that she presented with a perforation three days

126. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2003 - overdose of cyclophosphamide.(1) The ordering physician had written “cyclophosphamide 4g/sq m over four days … ” with the intention that the patient receive a total of 1 gram per square meter over 4 sequential days … Unfortunately, the order was interpreted as prescribing 4 grams per square meter for each of 4 sequential days … for this type of confusion is an order such as “phenytoin 100mg po q8h x 3d”—does this mean for 3 days … suffered a myocardial infarction after only one day of taking the erroneous prescription; he died a few days

127. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - more likely than non-users to leave AMA, and AMA discharges were three times more likely to occur on days … patients.(3,5,6) In a study of general medical patients, the readmission rate within the first 15 days … Among patients leaving AMA from an Australian hospital, the mortality rate was 3% within 28 days (8) … leaving AMA from a general medical service at a Canadian hospital, the mortality rate was 3% within 90 days … care, if indicated Arrange for an outpatient follow-up appointment (preferably within the next 7 days

128. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure | PSNet
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     March 01, 2005 - Two days later, he noticed the bump was larger with a small amount of pus at the center. … After several days, the lesion had grown larger and was now red, raised, and warm, and he notified his … Considering his Septra allergy, the pediatrician prescribed oral clindamycin 450 mg every 6 hours for 10 days … , with follow-up in 7 days, and ibuprofen for pain. … Four days after starting antibiotics, the patient complained of hip pain with ambulation and he assumed

129. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 02, 2019 - Ten days later, the patient presented to the emergency department (ED) with 3 days of worsening somnolence … She had gradual improvement in her serum sodium and mental status over the next few days, and she was … stopped if weight loss or a clear reduction in the swelling does not occur over the course of several days

130. Hiding in Plain Sight | PSNet
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     April 24, 2019 - The onset of the rash, however, often is preceded by a prodromal phase.( 6 ) Beginning 4 days to 2 weeks … The vesicles become pustules in about 3 days and form scabs 7 to 10 days later.( 6,7 ) Complications … A randomized trial of acyclovir for 7 days or 21 days with and without prednisolone for treatment of

131. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 26, 2025 - Routine follow up was scheduled for 13 days after surgery. … Two days after surgery, the patient was brought to the Emergency Department (ED) due to inconsolable … Four days after discharge from the ED, the patient became apneic, cyanotic, and unresponsive at home. … oral opioid.2 Current guidelines recommend that opioid prescriptions be limited to three-to-seven days … with inconsolable crying, the patient’s opioid regimen was modified to oxycodone for an additional 5 days

132. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - National Patient Safety Goals in 2018 and made suicide during a stay in the hospital, or within three days … this, in 2024, the Joint Commission widened the window in the sentinel event definition from three days … after discharge to seven days.5 This essay will discuss how suicide screening can be successfully integrated … discharge and referral process is essential to maintaining patient safety, as suicide rates spike in the days … Prevention recommends that patients are contacted within 24 hours of discharge and again within 7 days

133. Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in Patient Safety | PSNet
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     June 15, 2024 - in processes of care. 1 , 2 As an example, Figure 1 shows a histogram that depicts the number of days … Figure 1: Histogram tracking number of days post-hospitalization that discharge summaries were sent to … In a run chart, data are displayed over a specific period in consistent units (days, weeks, months, years … Benchmarking is when a ward or hospital’s measure of quality, such as the CLABSI rate per 1,000 central line-days

134. Academic half day improves resident perception of education without compromising patient safety. | PSNet
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     April 10, 2024 - AHDs offer protected time for education (without clinical duties) on specific days, providing both social

135. Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans | PSNet
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     July 23, 2024 - One study estimated stays increased an additional 12 in-patient days after a patient fall. 10 Description … in falls compared with before implementation of the program (2.92 vs. 2.49 falls per 1,000 patient days … ) and an adjusted 34% reduction in injurious falls (0.73 vs. 0.48 injurious falls per 1,000 patient days … the program cost $0.88 per patient to implement and resulted in savings of $8,500 per 1000 patient-days … in two minutes a day of nurses’ time resulted in savings of $3,715 in direct costs per 1000 patient-days

136. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     September 01, 2012 - He was given intravenous (IV) diuretics and improved over the first 4 days in the hospital. … center, there was a standard protocol that called for all peripheral IV catheters to be replaced after 4 days … The peripheral IV was kept in place for 2 more days. … medical center involved developed a strict policy under which peripheral IVs must be changed every 3 days … and add-on devices, should be changed no more frequently than every 96 hours, but at least every 7 days

137. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Case: Postdischarge Phone Call (1) A 63-year-old woman with a history of COPD presented with several days … * * Case: Postdischarge Phone Call (2) Over a few days following discharge, the patient’s cough … (All patients discharged from medicine service at this hospital are called by a nurse within 3 days.) … * * Case: Postdischarge Phone Call (4) The nurse who had called previously called again 2 days … Readmission is common—nearly 20% of hospitalized older Medicare patients will be readmitted within 30 days

138. Spotlight
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     January 01, 2024 - patient was discharged home with a prescription for cephalexin and instructions to return in 10-14 days … for suture removal. 5 5 Case Details (2) Three days later, the patient returned to the same ED … wound was inspected and sutured again, but no x-rays were obtained. 6 6 Case Details (3) Eleven days … later, one or two days after finishing doxycycline, the patient went to an urgent care clinic for ongoing … it would have been prudent to leave the wound open and recheck it for a developing infection a few days

139. CE/MOC Quizzes | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - He underwent surgery but died three days later from multi-organ failure and sepsis caused by necrotic … several weeks before being readmitted with discitis, osteomyelitis and sepsis, resulting in his death 50 days … He was discharged with antibiotic prescriptions, but returned three days later with worsening symptoms

140. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 28, 2024 - Before discharge, the surgeon instructed her to return in 10 days for suture removal. … Within three or four days, the patient reported that her wrist felt “warm” to the touch, and the incision … Approximately 7 to 10 days after the operation, the patient returned for suture removal. … Three days after the ED visit, the patient spoke to the surgeon’s office and made a follow-up appointment … The patient remained in the hospital for 11 days, during which she underwent two additional operations